Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.
AL SHARPTONAs I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways.
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If I had spent the money you did and got 18 percent, I’d still be in Iowa hooting and hollering.
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It`s a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police department is systematically failing to serve the people of the state or the city.
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And I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed.
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I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.
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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
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When you look at some of the appointments, there`s great concern because does it really represent all the people, and somehow figuring out how to bring the nation together.
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I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn’t mean anything.
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Dr. King’s general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
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What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?
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We don’t owe America anything – America owes us.
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Baltimore is just embarking down this road.
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We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
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We`re going to continue to move forward and fight.
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What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable.
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